Not only does the memory of war live on in Markley’s mind, but it manifests in numerous physical health problems that he ...

We’re going in.” At dawn on July 23, 1970, operations began to evacuate Fire Support Base Ripcord, in the A Shau Valley of ...

During the Vietnam War, existence could come down to a single factor. If the Huey helicopters come, you live. If they don’t, you die. In countless nightmarish situations the sound of one’s salvation ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Jim Smith, who worked for Newsday from 1966 to 2014. I locked myself in the bathroom of my parents' Albertson Cape Cod home and slumped to the floor. Blood ...

An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam in 1966 was one of seven servicemen awarded the Medal of Honor Friday in a ...

WASHINGTON (WCBD) – A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam War posthumously received the nation’s highest military honor Friday. President Joe ...

EMBDEN - Douglas W. Ainsworth went home to be with his Lord on Oct. 26, 2023. He was born on April ... EMBDEN – Douglas W. Ainsworth went home to be with his Lord on Oct. 26, 2023. He was born on ...

During the Sonoma Valley Joint Memorial Day Observance, attendees will hear from keynote speaker Tony Lazzarini, a combat veteran, business owner, playwright, author and filmmaker. His two tours of ...

Few sounds in the world of aircraft are more iconic than the whomp, whomp, whomp of the Huey helicopter blades. It’s also the sound of the “bird” most identified with the Vietnam War. Now, the Vietnam ...

Dennis Louth was in combat near Pleiku, South Vietnam, for 48 consecutive days in 1967, but one day stands out. That was the day the gunner had to fly a Huey helicopter back to its base under fire ...

Toward the end of his time in Vietnam, Ron Vlach’s helicopter was shot down. The aircraft landed, upside down, in the jungle overgrowth. Everyone got out of the helicopter, except for Vlach who was ...

I always thought that Lee Ving, the singer of the band Fear was the door gunner in the huey. You know who I'm talking about, Matthew Modine asks him how he shoots women and children, and he replies, ...